Wedding Photography Stoke Rochford Hall – Stuart & Hayley
Jun
10
After our engagement shoot with Stuart and Hayley, Ben and I were really looking forward to their wedding. The weather was spectacular. My day started rather slowly which was great. Ben was due to spend the morning with Hayley whilst I was with Stuart. We are often asked who we prefer to go with in the morning and we often struggle to answer. There are positives to both. On this day however i was due to meet Stuart about two hours after Ben was due to meet Hayley, so I had two hours to kill before starting. Stoke Rochford is a great place to kill time. So I called Katy my girlfriend and she came to meet me and we sat in the beautiful gardens and wandered around to the sound of bird singing. It was great. By the time I was due to start shooting I couldn’t have been more chilled. A great way to start the day.
So to the wedding! Like I said before I was with Stuart during his preparations and the atmosphere in his hotel room was really special. It was a kind of nervous excitement that was further emphasised when the sound of the piper began to wash over the grounds of Stoke Rochford. I love being around at those part of the day, it is part of the privilege that we have being wedding photographers. I could waffle on even more talking about this wedding but I will leave it to our photos to explain the rest.
For more photos from Stuart and Hayley Wedding, why not have a look at their SLIDESHOW
Wedding Photography Woburn Sculpture Gallery – Ian and Claire
May
25
We have only been to Woburn Sculpture Gallery a few times now but after just a couple of visits to this beautiful place we have pretty much fallen in love with it. It is just an incredible place. During the wedding breakfast for this wedding (where we tend to put our cameras down and have a break) we got to sit outside in the grounds and it is just such a peaceful place as we lay there on the grass watching the sun go down over Woburn Abbey.
Ben and I love being a part of peoples weddings, particularly when we are privy to information that the bride or groom knows nothing about. Being a part of surprises is fun! We tend to be let into the secret so that we make sure we are around for the moment, whatever it may be. This ‘moment’ was a cracker. Claire had organised for KIT from Knight Rider to pick Ian up in the morning. I think Claire was as excited at the thought of it as Ian was at the sight of it. It was a great little present for Ian. I was with Claire in the morning so Ben got to capture the moment. The first i saw/heard this car was in the midst of the silence and peacefulness of the Sculpture gallery I heard the sound of a revving V8 muscle car and Ian’s beaming smile as he blipped the throttle “just one more time”.
Ian and Claire did a great job on their engagement shoot and they just got even better on their wedding day. Ian mentioned that he was much more chilled out about the photos second time around and was so much more himself and relaxed. We love engagement shoots.
Anyway, to the photos. Enjoy. For more from Ian and Claire’s wedding have a look at their SLIDESHOW
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May
17
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Pre-wedding Photography Barkshire | Andy & Odele
May
11
We all sat and chatted through the details of Andy and Odele’s wedding in the streaming sunshine in a pub garden in Berkshire supping a ice cold drink. Ben and I simultaneously thinking “this is the life”, great people, great weather, good times.
Andy and Odele are going to have a massive village fete themed wedding. It is going to be a blast. They both work in childrens work and so have invited all the children they work with to come to their special day. Both Andy and Odele have hearts of gold, they are perfect for each other.
We went for a little wander around a local forest where Andy and Odele go for walks sometimes. It was a lovely setting, the sun was low and piercing through the trees. There was however the very unwelcome presence of ants. I don’t mean just a few ants here and there, I mean ANTS, everywhere! Andy and Odele were troopers though with Andy kind of…just ignoring it really, and Odele hopping from one foot to another to avoid giving the pesky little critters a chance to crawl up her legs.
Here are some images from our day together. For more images have a look at their SLIDESHOW
Pre wedding photography – Tom and Rachel Almshoebury Farm
May
09
I am loving the sun right now. As a photographer the sun can work against you sometimes almost as much as for you. This time of year is just perfect though. One of my favorite things it to have a shoot late in the afternoon when the sun is low and beautifully warm and soft. Its great. Our shoot with Tom and Rachel was no exception. After sitting down with a cup of tea and chatting through some of the details for their wedding next month we began the shoot. We started at Almshoebury farm in St Ippolyts. This is where they are going to be having their reception and it is fantastic. The place is owned by Rachel’s family so we got to basically go wherever we wanted to go. This place is fantastic, it is a working farm but doubles up as the HQ of the family wedding catering and events company. This was actually how we got in contact with Tom and Rachel initially as I am using them for my wedding later this year. Anyway, enough about me.
Back to the shoot, oh yes Almshoebry farm. This place is a dream for Ben and me, it has got machinery and cars and alsorts of random stuff all over the place. There was a bright pink threshing machine from way back when, which I could have photographed all day, it was fascinating.
Just looking through the photos again, as I have just done, it reminded me how great Tom and Rachel were. They just had to look at each other and their faces lit up, they seem so in love and their smiles were infectious. Looking forward to more of the same at the wedding.
For more photos of the shoot, have a look at Tom and Rachels SLIDESHOW
Wedding: Stuart & Hayley – Stoke Rochford Hall Jaguar Mark 2
May
03
Can’t wait to blog this wedding from Stoke Rochford Hall. I will wait for now though as Stuart and Hayley haven’t seen their images. I thought i would devote a whole blog post to their car though. We tend not to include too many pictures of cars and things like that in blog posts but this car was just too beautiful. It was a 1962 Jaguar Mark 2 and we just loved every bit of this machine,
The rest of the wedding will follow in a few days.
Enjoy
Wedding: Jake and Fi – The Rickety Barn at Bassmead Manor
Apr
20
We had Jake and Fi’s wedding a week or so ago at The Rickety Barn at Bassmead Manor. I arrived in the the morning at Fi’s place to capture some of the preparations and it was such a lovely start to the day. Fi was just so happy. I know that doesn’t sound particularly noteworthy, brides are always happy. But Fi just took it to a new level, the first i saw of her she was skipping into the house after getting her hair done. She was all kinds of excited! This is my kind of wedding. Her family were brilliant too, they had such a calming influence on the day, nothing was too much trouble. Truly wonderful.
The rest of the day carried on in the same vain. The church was crammed full to the rafter with friends and family. Standing room only for the back three rows. The Rickety Barn at Bassmead Manor was a lovely place to have a wedding. The weather meant that we could all be outside on the lawn for canapes and drinks. There was a real feeling of fun at this wedding, everyone was just in a good mood it was great. I’m sure the weather helped out a bit, plus everyone loves canapes on the lawn.
Right, to the photos.
For more of Jake and Fi’s wedding have a look at their SLIDESHOW
Pre wedding shoot: Stuart & Hayley Stoke Rotchford Hall
Apr
06
The eagle-eyed amongst you will remember that we were at Stoke Rotchford Hall only a couple of weeks ago with Dan and Sarah for their pre wedding shoot and general “scout out” of the location. Well yes we were there again the other day. We are fast becoming fans of what is a new venue for us. It has got some great little spots to use on a shoot and some great places to go if it rains too!
It is amazing how different a place can feel on a different day. With Dan and Sarah we were there in the middle of the day, this time we are around for that beautiful part of the day just before sun set. A real peaceful time of the day for me and we had a great time getting to know Stuart and Hayley ahead of their wedding next month.
Enough of me rabbiting on. Here are some photos. For more of Stuart and Hayley’s pre wedding shoot why not have a look a their SLIDESHOW
Pre wedding shoot: Ian and Claire – Woburn Sculpture Gallery
Mar
29
Ian and Claire are getting married at Woburn Sculpture Gallery next month so we had a little scout out with them the other day and did their pre wedding shoot at the same time. We first spoke to Ian and Claire way back in 2009 we think and they booked us. At the time it was the most prepared bride and groom we had ever worked with! By the sounds of it from talking to the two of them, things have continued in a similar vain and they are pretty well prepared for their wedding next month. Woburn Sulpture Gallery is a great place to have a wedding. So many locations to shoot and all of them are beautiful.
Here are some shots from the day.
For more of Ian and Clare have a look at their SLIDESHOW
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Mar
23
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